Trace-fastening



(No Model.) .I

W. N. BAILEY.'

TRACE FASTENING. No. 380.160. Patented Mar.`27,. 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' WILBEE N. BAILEY, or BAY cITY, MICHIGAN.

TRACE-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,160, dated March27,1888.

Application filed September 16, 1887. Serial No. 249.865. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILBEE N. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in AdjustableTrace-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in adjustabletrace-fastenings; and the invention consists inthe peculiar constructionof the whiffletree and trace, as more fully hereinafter described, andshown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of one end of a whiffletree with the trace engaging therewith, saidtrace being shown detached to show the construction of the parts. l Fig.2 is ahorizontal section of Fig. l with the trace secured to thewhiiiletree.

A is the whiffletree.- B is a guide-loop. C is a guide-ilange on therear side of the whifletree. D is one of the traces. E is a stud securedto the trace, and G is a slotted metallic strap secured upon the rearside of the whifletree. The other end of the whifiietree (not shown) isconstructed precisely the same.

The whiffietree A may be of any suitable description. The guide-loop Bis preferably formed integrally with a socket, by means of which it maybe readily secured upon the ends of a wooden whietree, and theguide-flange C may also be formed integrally therewith on the upper orlower side.

The strap or plate G may run the whole length of the whifdetree, orthere may be a separate plateforeach end,asthought best. It is securedto the rear side of the whifdetree in any suitable manner, and containsa series of adjusting-slots, a, enlarged at their inner ends to engageand disengage the stud E in the wellknown manner.

The stud E consists, preferably, of a round flatheaded rivet, the traceresting on a shoulder on the rivet totform aneck, c, on the stud,

which prevents the latter from binding or playing too loosely in theslot-s. The outside washer, b, is seeured'to the trace by rivetheadingthe outer end ofthe stud. At the bottom of the slots a a recess isformed to admit the head of the stud, and this recess may be formedeither on the whiftletree or on the int side of the metallic strap G.

l rlhe operation of the device is very simple, and is accomplished bypassing the trace through the guide-loop on the end of the whiffletreeand under the guideiliange C, and then engaging the stud G into that oneof the slots a which gives the desired length of trace. By pullingonthetracein front of the guide-loop the stud will then slip forward andvtake firm holdin the slot. f

To prevent the trace from being cutout, the outer end of the socketF isrounded, as shown. The advantages of my improved trace-fast ening arethat the whole strength of thetrace is preserved, at the same time thewhiffletree is strengthened by the metallic strap, and may f As animproved arti-cle of manufacture, the

metallic strap G, comprising in a single element the strap part orplate, a socket, F, having rounded corner, a guide-loop, B, and anoverhanging guide-ange, C, and the whole adapted to serve as' set forth.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in

presence of two Witnesses, this 26th day of August, l887.

WILBER N. BAILEY. Witnesses:

H. POETEREELDER, FRED CARRIER,

Instead of the guide-loop B any otherv suitable guide may be substitutedforV

